CHAPTER 345: CHAPTER 143: THE CORE OF THE SYSTEM, STRUGGLING UPWARD. _5

"Going back by dying or by flying later?" Yu Ling asked in the voice channel.

"Nonsense, of course, by dying. Flying back is too much suffering; hurry up and level Body Refining to Level 1. Without the boost from Life Soul Attributes, this weather is too harsh for us," a Tianyu Clan player in the team shivered after switching back to Main Form and complained.

The Tianyu player squad continued to chat casually as they explored deeper into the mountain ridges.

Along the way, they encountered two more waves of Snowballs, and everyone’s Life Soul Level increased to Level 6.

It was then that the Challenger Tips echoed in their minds:

[Challenger Tips (All Channels): Domain Node area "Kong Yuan Peak" discovered.]

Kong Yuan Peak:

Territory Type: Resource

Territory Characteristics: Spiritual Ore Generation (special spiritual ore)

Characteristics Introduction: Continuously generates a single Spirit Ore "Void Origin Stone," which can be used to craft space-related items or consumed to expand space in a Space Bag.

Domain State: Monster Occupied

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The discovery of the new scene was immediately relayed to Qi Sheng’s mind through Guidance.

This domain scene made Qi Sheng’s eyes light up.

The special ore "Void Origin Stone" is one of the crucial resources for space development.

Currently, an important expense for veteran players is the cost of expanding the space in a Space Bag.

Although sacrificial power can transform everything, the higher the level of the item to be transformed, the more resources it requires.

Space Department resources are among those that require a higher cost for transformation.

Now, the expenditure places for sacrificial power are increasing, and many veteran players complain that too little sacrificial power is produced, and there are too many places for expenditure.

If this Domain Node can be managed, the cost of expanding space slots could be reduced, allowing players to spend more sacrificial power on enhancing their own strength.

The perspective then shifted to the players who discovered the Domain Node.

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"Whoa, we really found a special scene, brothers."

"What’s the use of finding it; so many Domain Nodes have been discovered in the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range, capturing it is the key."

"Isn’t it possible that this node is occupied by weak Snowballs, and we can take it down with our strength?"

"Let’s go check it out and see."

With the anticipation of capturing the node, the group began climbing up the Snow Mountain.

Even though they are all newbie players, they know that Domain Nodes are commonly occupied by various forces, and a single squad can hardly seize it.

Crossing a giant rock that blocked their view, there was a steep mountain ridge cliff ahead.

Just as the Tianyu Clan player prepared to advance to the map-marked Domain Node location, the ground suddenly trembled.

A terrifying creature with a curved bull horn on its head raised from the wind and snow, appearing from below the cliff.

The size of the monster’s body was like a moving small hill, making the majestic Snow Mountain look slightly inferior in comparison.

Its robust body was covered with sharp and rigid spines, reflecting cold light in the snow and attracting the most attention; its curved bull horns on its head looked like ancient tree roots embedded deep in the sky, with two thick arms lifted over mountain peaks like pillars of heaven.

Upon discovering the Tianyu Clan players intruding its territory, the monster raised its head and let out an ear-piercing roar.

The sound was like a turbulent and surging tide of thunder, echoing and resonating in the Snow Ridge.

The roar’s violent gale blew the falling snowflakes back upwards, creating a snowless world.

The terrifying scene left the Tianyu Clan players dumbstruck.

Focusing their gaze, the monster’s Decomposition Information appeared:

[Snow Ridge Wilderness]:

Hunting Level: 92

Target Introduction: A monster evolved over many generations through long-term absorption of Void Origin Peak’s node energy by Snowballs, with spatial strike capability.

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Seeing the Hunting Level, the Tianyu Clan players were dumbfounded.

If the Hunting Level was below 15, they had the confidence to win the monster through skilled combat cooperation.

But a Hunting Level of 92 was beyond what they could handle.

Absolute strength disparity couldn’t be overcome with tactics or items.

The violent air current from the roar alone made their health bars drop significantly, making it appear certain death was ahead.

The leading Yu Ling calmly took out a game-version cigarette, made with Spirit Plant by Spirit Chef Player and purchased from the Trading House for 0.05 sacrificial power each, from his Space Bag. He lit it, took a deep drag, turned around, closed his eyes slowly, and exhaled a white mist, remarking, "Thrilling."

The other Tianyu Clan players sighed one after another, each lighting a cigarette and looking at Snow Ridge Wilderness with indifferent expressions, adopting an attitude of accepting life and death with calmness.

At this moment, the terrifying giant hand slammed down with a whirlwind.

Bang!

The rising mountain peak was flattened instantly.

Over ten Tianyu Clan players were unavoidably flattened into black mist by the Snow Ridge Wilderness monster, their souls returning to Emperor Zhao.

After the players died, Qi Sheng’s consciousness advanced further down the mountain ridge.

His consciousness scanned and found 387 Snow Ridge Wilderness monsters living in the snow valley beneath the Snow Ridge, instantly dispelling his idea of issuing a purification task.

Although occupied by monsters, this batch’s strength was clearly out of reach for the current players.

The perspective then shifted to the main battlefield of the Frosty Winter Snowfield.

The ongoing abstract brawl of rogues continued like a chaotic chicken fight scene.

Though the newbie players were quite weak, Qi Sheng consistently believed that most of the current players relied on attributes to overpower opponents, while their own combat skills and awareness were significantly weaker than those of various forces in the Monster World, even those of the weaker tribes.

In a 1V1 situation, if the attributes were similar, players were likely to be soundly defeated.